Faculty
The Art Steffee Honored Guest Lecturer
Eric Klineberg, MD
McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, Houston, TX
Course Directors
Edward C. Benzel, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Douglas Orr, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Jason Savage, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Richard Schlenk, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Michael Steinmetz, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Gregory R. Trost, MD
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Planning Committee Members
Erin Anderson, PA-C
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Andrea Strayer, PhD, NP, CNRN
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Rachel Waite, CNP
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Guest Faculty
Jonathan Belding, MD
MetroHealth Medical Center
Nathaniel Brooks, MD
University of Wisconsin
Eldad Hadar, MD
University of North Carolina
Gwyneth Hughes, MD
Akron Children’s Hospital
Kristen Jones, MD
University of Minnesota
Des Kwok, MD
Hamilton General Hospital
Vince Miele, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Eric Momin
Grand Junction, Colorado
Tim Moore, MD
MetroHealth Medical Center
Rakesh Patel, MD
University of Michigan
Sharad Rajpal
Avista Adventist Hospital
Abdelfattah Saoud, MD, PhD
Ain Shams University
Shelly Schmoller, PA-C
University of Wisconsin
Andrea Strayer, PhD, NP, CNRN
University of Iowa
Suzanne Tharin, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Andrew Wakefield, MD
Hartford Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
Erin Anderson, PA-C
Center for Spine Health
Ryan Goodwin, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Kush Goyal, MD
Center for Spine Health
Augusto Hsia, MD
Center for Spine Health
Iain Kalfas, MD
Center for Spine Health
Ajit Krishnaney, MD
Center for Spine Health
Tom Mroz, MD
Center for Spine Health
Dominic Pelle, MD
Center for Spine Health
Richard Rammo, MD
Center for Neurological Restoration
Pablo Recinos, MD
Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Sarah Rispinto, PhD
Center for Spine Health
Joanne Schneider, DNP
Pain Management
Santhosh Thomas, DO
Center for Spine Health
Jenny Wu, MD, MRMD
Diagnostic Radiology
Rachel Waite, CNP
Center for Spine Health